Water In Third World Countries By Chaysen Tula Summary

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“Water in Third World Countries”
The United States is very fortunate to have access to clean water at the tip of their hands. Unfortunately, many countries are not granted with the luxury of having access to water. The image, “Water in Third World Countries” by Chaysen Tula, represents third world countries that lack the opportunity of safe water supplies. The image is of two boys who are retrieving water from a small creek bed and putting the water in containers to take with them. Tula took this image and many others in Sub- Sahara Africa where a quarter of the population lives in poverty and where many supplies are scarce. This image, like many others of Tula’s work, makes people aware of the circumstances that are happening in third-world countries and realize how fortunate their situation is especially compared to the people that live in Sub-Sahara Africa. “Water in Third World Countries” was taken in October of 2013. This was after Tula traveled to many countries to experience how life was …show more content…

The purpose of this image was to convey the message that not everyone has access to clean water at hand. Many people, like the two boys, have to travel across to a creek bed, in order to retrieve water for their use. Many times, the water is dirty or unsanitary for drink use, but unfortunately that is all they can get. The image of the two boys was to have people realize poverty affects even the smallest of age and the fact that they barely are clothed is sorrowful. The other purpose is for people to take action after viewing this image. He wanted people to be shocked and realize poverty is happening at any given time. The author did a phenomenal job in conveying his message and purpose with this image. The photograph with the two boys show the struggles of poverty, yet it shows the happiness they have despite their current situation of fetching unsanitary water in the creek

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